Cheap Eats 2006

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Bella Faccia's cracker-thin crust, which you can't help but break off a bit to taste before you handle your slice, comes dressed with ingredients that will satisfy any hangover craving for grease, spice and zing. May we recommend the Swine and Pine ($20 for a pie, $3.25 a slice), a Hawaiian pizza with the daring addition of smoked mozzarella with the standard pineapple and Canadian bacon? The real news is the vegan pie, a miraculous concoction that's neither desperate imitation nor tasteless substitute. It's an animal of its own�roasted pepper-cashew-tomato base, leafy greens and other fresh veggies, plus grilled tempeh on top ($23 a pie, $3.25 a slice). (AV)